Iron Maiden--Best of the Beast (1996)
Rating--8.9
Come to papa! Two full discs of Maiden classics? Hell yeah! The selections start with the self-titled debut and cruise through
The X Factor.
It's all here: "Wasted Years," "The Trooper," "Hallowed Be Thy Name," "The Number Of The Beast"---classic
after
bass-thumping classic. The discs showcase the three succesful singers of IM, with most coming from the more popular
Dickinson reign. Two new tracks include the Blaze sung "Virus" (which isn't half bad) and a live version of
"Afraid To Shoot Strangers".
As a bonue, there is a insert booklet with just about every picture of Eddie one has ever laid eyes on,
including album covers, t-shirts, and single art work. A time-line, lyrics, and tour diary notes are
also included.
You owe it to yourself to pick this one up, oh ye Eddie-faithful. A great career-overview of one of
metal's godfathers...
TRACK LIST: DISC ONE: Virus/Sign Of The Cross/Man On The Edge/Afraid To Shoot Strangers (live)/Be Quick Or Be Dead/Fear Of The Dark (live)/
Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter/Holy Smoke/The Clairvoyant/Can I Play With Madness/The Evil That Men Do/
Heaven Can Wait/Wasted Years
DISC TWO: Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (live)/Running Free (live)/2 Minutes To Midnight/Aces High/Where Eagles Dare/The Trooper/
The Number Of The Beast/Run To The Hills/Hallowed Be Thy Name/Wrathchild/Phantom Of The Opera/Sanctuary/Strange World/
Iron Maiden
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